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80-G-490487 Surrender of Japan, 1945

Photo #: 80-G-490487 Surrender of Japan, 1945
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Title: Surrender of Japan, 1945
Description: U.S. and British warships anchored in Sagami Wan, outside of Tokyo Bay, Japan, on the day the Allied ships entered Japanese waters, 27 August 1945. Photographed from USS South Dakota (BB-57) as the sun set behind Mount Fuji's distinctive cone. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-490487
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